Thanks ,echolmberg ,saltydog ,pix ,TANGO 1 ,SpareTime Pete ,gunney ,
fightnjoe ,dagne ,leemitcheltree and stinger.
echolmberg ,the alcald is sensitive to sweaty fingers ,I got me some plastic
gloves and did some light polishing on it to remove previous marks.
I only have used MM exhaust metaliser I can’t really comment on them
but I may try them in the future.
salty ,I primed ,undercoated ,painted x 2 and touched up numerous times.
I just wasn’t used to the Alcad and had to learn the hard way.
pix , thanks for the reminder ,I am letting the alcad set for at least 2 days before masking.And I am not using decal setting solutions either.
gunney ,the model was first sanded to remove all unwanted seams or to minimalise them.Then supaglue(cyano) was applied to the seams to cover them.The model was wet sanded again to remove the supaglue(cyano)
but leaving the unwanted seams covered.Then it was primed with Mr surfacer 1000 and checked for flaws.For Alcad 2 the undercoat need to be gloss black.
So Tamiya X-1 Black was used for its quick drying time.Then Alcad2 “Polished alluminium” was sprayed.Finally check for mistakes and touch up.
fightnjoe ,I am glad you like my work and I am also looking forward to your
B-18 ,thanks again for the kind words my friend.
dagne , Alcad2 is available from Yellow submarine in Akihabara ,I am 100 percent sure of this…So it shouldn’t be a problem for you.
this is the link http://www.yellowsubmarine.co.jp/
leemitcheltree ,the defect has been fixed ,it was just too distracting.
I have to wait a little longer now to mask that area to paint the olive drab.
stinger ,good luck with the tamiya X-1 sprayed in light coats it dries very
fast ,an advantage over enamel gloss paints.